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| Date: | Friday 4 September 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Varsity T.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | WF423 |
| MSN: | 567 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Engine model: | Bristol Hercules 264 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Finningley RAF Station -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
Damaged beyond repair in a hangar fire. A total of three Varsity T.1's were destroyed: WF370, WF385 and WF423.
WF423 was serving with RAF 6 FTS (Flying Training School).
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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